Hercules (soundtrack)

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Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released	May 27, 1997
Label	Walt Disney Records
Producer	Alan Menken David Zippel
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Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack for Disney's 1997 animated feature Hercules. It consists of music written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist David Zippel, with vocals performed by Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Roger Bart, Danny DeVito, and Susan Egan among others, along with the successful single version of "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton. For the Spanish version of the film, "Go the Distance" was redone by Ricky Martin and released as a single under the title "No Importa La Distancia" and was also very successful, both inside and outside the United States. In the Turkish version of the film, "Go the Distance" was sung by Tarkan, who also performed the vocals for the adult Hercules.

"Go the Distance" was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but ultimately lost both to Celine Dion's monumental hit "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic.

Belinda Carlisle recorded two versions of "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" for promotional purposes. Though the English dub eventually opted not to use it, several foreign ones have it in place of the reprise of "A Star Is Born" in the ending credits. These dubs include, but are not limited to, the Swedish one, the Finnish one, the Icelandic one and the Russian one. Curiously enough, the DVD release of the Swedish dub has replaced it with the reprise of "A Star Is Born".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Long Ago..." - Charlton Heston
2. The Gospel Truth/Main Title - Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
3. The Gospel Truth II - Roz Ryan
4. The Gospel Truth III - Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
5. "Go the Distance" - Roger Bart
6. The Jellicle Ball (Score)
7. "Go the Distance (Reprise)" - Roger Bart
8. "One Last Hope" - Danny DeVito
9. "Zero to Hero" - Tawatha Agee, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
10. "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" - Susan Egan, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
11. "A Star Is Born" - Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas
12. "Go the Distance (Single Version) - Michael Bolton
13. The Big Olive (Score)
14. The Prophecy (Score)
15. Destruction of the Agora (Score)
16. Phil's Island (Score)
17. Rodeo (Score)
18. Speak of the Devil (Score)
19. The Hydra Battle (Score)
20. Meg's Garden (Score)
21. Hercules' Villa (Score)
22. All Time Chump (Score)
23. Cutting the Thread (Score)
24. A True Hero/A Star Is Born (End Title) - Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas

[edit] See also

• Hercules (1997 film)